A team of UC Davis scientists has found that a product resulting from a metabolized omega-3 fatty acid helps combat cancer by cutting off the supply of oxygen and nutrients that fuel tumor growth and spread of the disease. Original post on hngn.com Comments on reddit.com
Pharmaceutical companies accused of cutting supplies because of low profits and unpaid bills Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
US Farm Bill, sponsored by Monsanto gives them total control of agriculture, deregulates GMO, and cuts food stamps to the poor. Scrap the Farm Bill, a dangerous hand over of power to Monsanto. Original post on politicolnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Internal audit reveals 106 children employed at 11 factories making Apple products in past year Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Galaxies have a voracious appetite for fuel — in this case, fresh gas — but astronomers have had difficulty finding the pristine gas that should be falling onto galaxies. Now, scientists have provided direct empirical evidence for these gas flows using new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope. Original post on esciencenews.com Comments on reddit.com
Since Q2’12, the LCD TV panel market has witnessed a shift in screen sizes, with new models focused on 28”, 29”, 39”, 43”, 48”, 50”, 58”, and 60” displays. The rise of the new sizes has become the hottest topic in the LCD TV market. Original post on displaysearchblog.com Comments on reddit.com
A new strain of MRSA has been found in British milk, indicating that the superbug is spreading through the livestock population and poses a growing threat to human health. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The US housing recovery marched on in October with several positive signs: sales, prices, and permits to build new homes were up, and the supply of homes for sale was the lowest in years. Original post on csmonitor.com Comments on reddit.com
From Yahoo! News: PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Good luck buying lanterns, generators, propane, or – if you are really unprepared – rain boots and batteries in areas in the path of Hurricane Sandy as it bears down on the U.S. East Coast. The approach of the gigantic storm, which is expected to come ashore on Monday night set off a weekend scramble for supplies from Virginia to New England, causing long lines at gas stations, bare shelves at hardware and home-supply shops, and a run on bread, bottled water and canned foods. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Samsung told The Korea Times on Monday that it will end its LCD panel supply relationship with Apple as of next year. That’s according to a Original post on techcrunch.com Comments on reddit.com
Israeli military forced to reveal that Israel calculated the amount of calories Palestinians would need to avoid malnutrition. Original post on alternet.org Comments on reddit.com
When Swatch made the announcement that they would stop providing movement kits to the industry, there was a collective outcry. Without a doubt Swatch is a Original post on hypebeast.com Comments on reddit.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Insufficient oxygen supply caused some F-22 fighter pilots to get dizzy and disoriented when flying the most advanced U.S. warplane, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, signaling at the Original post on reuters.com Comments on digg.com
Helium, an element commonly used in party balloons, has become so scarce that scientists are worried it will be gone within the next 30 years. Researchers are blaming party patrons for squandering the element which cannot be made artificially. Original post on digitaljournal.com Comments on reddit.com
American secret service operatives are distributing illegal assault rifles, anti-tank rocket launchers and other ammunition to Syrian opposition, the New York Times reports. But due to some rebels’ links to Al Qaeda, the CIA’s task is precarious. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Finally, public opinion around the biotech industry’s contamination of our food supply and destruction of our environment has reached the tipping point. We’re fighting back. Original post on alternet.org Comments on reddit.com
The world supply of helium, which is essential in research and medicine, is being squandered, say scientists Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Hackers affiliated with Anonymous go after the biotech giant, stating, ‘Your continued attack on the worlds food supply…has earned you our full attention.’ Read this blog post by Dara Kerr on Security. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
From Yahoo! News: Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high above $105 a barrel on Monday after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear program. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on digg.com
The Pentagon’s bomb squad has a new idea to thwart Afghan insurgents’ weapon of choice: by adding chemicals that’d render its main ingredient non-explosive or even make it lethal to the bomb builders themselves. Original post on wired.com Comments on digg.com Other wired.com posts Other posts in News
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